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AN ACT relating to agriculture.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:
Section 1. KRS 11.170 is amended to read as follows:
(1) The Kentucky Agriculture Resources Development Authority (KARDA) is created.
KARDA shall serve to unify the efforts of agricultural groups working on behalf of
farmers and agribusiness and shall be attached to the Office of the Governor for
administrative purposes.
(2) The functions of KARDA shall be to:
(a) Advise the Governor and other state officials on economic development
initiatives to improve the farm economy;
(b) Conduct long-range planning and provide continuity for agriculture and
agribusiness;
(c) Work with the Executive Branch and the Legislative Branch on legislation,
policies, and programs with specific emphasis on increasing farm income and
strengthening rural communities;
(d) Develop market potentials and encourage the "value-added" concept to the full
extent of its potential;
(e) Fully develop existing enterprises and identify, explore, and evaluate new
enterprise opportunities; and
(f) Improve the flow of information from the federal and state governments and
the university system to agricultural commodity organizations, their members,
and the farm community in general.
(3) The membership of KARDA shall consist of twenty-seven (27) members as
follows:
(a) The Governor or his designee;
(b) Dean, College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky;
(c) Commissioner of Agriculture;
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(d) Chair, Senate Agriculture[ and Natural Resources] Committee;
(e) Chair, House Agriculture and Small Business Committee;
(f) President, Kentucky Farm Bureau or his designee;
(g) President, Kentucky National Farmers Organization or his designee;
(h) President, Kentucky Bankers Association or his designee;
(i) Seven (7) members appointed by the Governor as follows: one (1) each from
the seven (7) agriculture commodity organizations with the greatest cash
receipts from farm marketings as reported by the Kentucky Agricultural
Statistics Service. The commodity organizations' representatives shall be
elected at the organizations' annual meeting of membership. The election shall
be conducted at the annual meeting of membership immediately prior to the
expiration of the term of that organization's representative;
(j) Four (4) appointees by the Governor from the following organizations, each of
whom shall submit one (1) name for consideration: Kentucky Agriculture
Communicators, Kentucky Aquaculture Association, Kentucky Association of
Conservation Districts, Kentucky Beekeepers Association, Kentucky Farm
and Power Equipment Dealers Association, Kentucky Feed and Grain Dealers
Association, Agribusiness Association of Kentucky[ Kentucky Fertilizer and
Agriculture Chemical Association], Kentucky Forage and Grassland Council,
Kentucky Forest Industry Association, Kentucky Ginseng Association,
Kentucky Milk Goat Association, Kentucky Poultry Federation, Kentucky
Seed Improvement Association, Kentucky Sheep and Wool Producers
Association, Kentucky State Horticultural Society, Kentucky Sweet Sorghum
Producers and Processors Association, Kentucky Vegetable Growers
Association, Kentucky Vineyard Society, and Kentucky Young Farmers
Association; and
(k) Eight (8) members at large selected and appointed by the Governor;
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(l) Initial terms of members, other than those serving ex officio, shall be
staggered to provide continuity. Thereafter, terms shall be for four (4) years.
(4) The Governor shall designate one (1) of the members as chair whose term shall be
concurrent with that of the Governor. KARDA may elect by majority vote a vice
chair and other officers as may be deemed necessary.
(5) No member of KARDA shall receive a salary, fee, or other remuneration for
services as a member of KARDA, but each member shall be reimbursed for
ordinary travel expenses, including meals and lodging, incurred in the performance
of duties incident to implementation of the provisions of this section.
(6) KARDA shall meet at the call of the Governor or the chair, but not less often than
four (4) times during each calendar year. A majority of the members appointed to
KARDA shall constitute a quorum.
(7) KARDA shall use, so far as practical, and subject to the approval of the Governor,
secretarial and clerical staff of the Governor's Office to carry out the provisions of
this section.
Section 2. KRS 248.510 is amended to read as follows:
(1) The Kentucky Tobacco Research Board is hereby created. The board shall be
composed of thirteen (13) voting members and one (1) nonvoting member as
follows:
(a) Ten (10) permanent members who shall be the following officeholders or
shall be designated by the following organizations: the Kentucky Farm Bureau
Federation; the Kentucky Innovations Commission; the commissioner of the
Kentucky Department of Agriculture; the dean of the University of Kentucky
College of Agriculture; the Burley Growers Cooperative Association; the
Council for Burley Tobacco; the Dark Fired Tobacco Association; the
Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation; the chairman of the Senate
Committee on Agriculture[ and Natural Resources]; and the chairman of the
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House Committee on Agriculture[Agricultural] and Small Business. Each
officeholder and organization shall designate an alternate who is authorized to
serve when the member cannot be present at a meeting.
(b) Three (3) members at large, at least one (1) of whom is a tobacco farmer in
Kentucky and at least one (1) of whom has research and development
experience in the public or private sector, who shall be appointed by the
Governor with the advice and consent of the Legislative Research
Commission.
(c) One (1) nonvoting member from the University of Kentucky, who shall be the
University of Kentucky Vice President for Research, or the Vice President's
designee. The nonvoting member of the board may be counted in determining
a quorum, but the nonvoting member shall not vote on matters before the
board.
(2) No member of the board shall receive any salary, fee, or other remuneration for his
services as a member of the board but each member shall be reimbursed for his
ordinary travel expenses, including meals and lodging, incurred in the performance
of his duties incident to implementation of the provisions of KRS 248.510 to
248.570.
(3) The term of the ten (10) members designated in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of
this section shall not change but they shall be permanent members in terms of the
organizations and offices named. At-large members and the tobacco industry
member shall serve two (2) year terms.
(4) The board shall elect, by a majority vote of the thirteen (13) voting members, a
chairman and a vice chair. The chairman shall be the presiding officer of the board,
shall preside at all meetings, and coordinate the functions and activities of the
board. The chairman shall be elected or reelected annually and shall be a permanent
member or an at-large member of the board. The vice chair shall conduct meetings
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in the absence of the chairman. The board shall have such other organization as
deemed necessary and approved by the board.
(5) Meetings of the board shall be held at least quarterly but may be held more
frequently as deemed necessary subject to call by the chairman or by request of a
majority of the board members. Board meetings shall concern, among other things,
policy matters relating to research projects and programs, research progress reports,
authorization of projects and financial plans, and such other matters as necessary to
carry out the intent of KRS 248.510 to 248.570.
(6) Seven (7) members of the board shall constitute a quorum for doing business. Each
member shall have one (1) vote and a majority vote of the members present shall
control on all questions.
Section 3. KRS 260.857 is amended to read as follows:
The Kentucky Industrial Hemp Commission is created and is attached to the Department
of Agriculture for administrative purposes. The membership of the commission shall
consist of at least seventeen (17) members as follows:
(1) The Speaker of the House of Representatives or the Speaker's designee;
(2) The President of the Senate or the President's designee;
(3) The chair of the Senate Agriculture[ and Natural Resources] Committee;
(4) The chair of the House Agriculture and Small Business Committee;
(5) The Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture or the Commissioner's
designee;
(6) The commissioner of the Department of Kentucky State Police or the
commissioner's designee;
(7) The executive director of the Governor's Office of Agricultural Policy or the
executive director's designee;
(8) The chairs of the agriculture departments at the Kentucky university or universities
where the industrial hemp research program is to be established;
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(9) The president of the Kentucky Hemp Growers Cooperative Association;
(10) The president of the Kentucky Sheriffs' Association;
(11) The president of the Kentucky Association of Chiefs of Police; and
(12) Six (6) members, three (3) appointed by the Speaker of the House and three (3) by
the President of the Senate, representing the following interests:
(a) Kentucky farmers with an interest in growing industrial hemp;
(b) Retailers of industrial hemp products;
(c) Wholesalers of industrial hemp products; and
(d) Manufacturers of industrial hemp products.
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